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Family films: who gets to do what onscreen?
Children are impacted by not seeing characters like them represented in popular culture. So it’s important to have more diversity onscreen

Leah Jewett
Mar 31, 20202 min read


The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys
Boys are told to be strong, tough, competitive, aggressive, the best. Be a leader. They’re ostracised if they show emotion or vulnerability

Leah Jewett
Mar 17, 20205 min read


Hand-me-down Barbies, problematic opinions & talking to boys about equality
What do you say to boys to convince them that they should be good people? How do you teach anyone that what they’re doing is harmful?

Leah Jewett
Mar 3, 20202 min read


Conversing with kids about consent
We bring up children to be polite and to say: “Sorry I wasn’t able to eat all the carrots” instead of: “I didn’t like the carrots”

Leah Jewett
Mar 3, 20207 min read


The good, the bad, the risky
Silence about sex & relationships is not an option. Not saying much about it is saying something…

Leah Jewett
Feb 18, 20203 min read


Let’s hear it from the girls
For years we’ve heard about the need to empower girls. But do they feel empowered?

Leah Jewett
Feb 4, 20204 min read


Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live
“Kids tied me down and freed me up…” Our favourite highlights from this year’s Pregnant Then Screwed Live conference

Leah Jewett
Feb 4, 20202 min read


“Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools
“I remember the day my daughter came home from nursery and said: Pink is for girls, blue is for boys,” says the co-founder of Lifting Limits

Leah Jewett
Jan 21, 20206 min read


Taking the plunge: how to talk openly with children about sex & relationships
Start the sex-ed conversation. You'll safeguard your children, shore up their mental health and in the process strengthen your connection…

Leah Jewett
Jan 7, 20204 min read


ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 07.01.20
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 19 December 2019 to 6 January 2020 TALKING OPENLY 10...

Leah Jewett
Jan 6, 20203 min read


ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 23.12.19
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 8 to 19 December 2019 TALKING OPENLY PETA TODD’S MUM...

Leah Jewett
Dec 23, 20195 min read


Virginity, the checklist & chocolate croissants: Flo Perry & Rachel Fitzsimmons in conversation
You’ll have amazing chocolate croissants and amazing sex. What your first chocolate croissant is like doesn’t matter

Leah Jewett
Dec 23, 20195 min read


Review: The Diary of My Broken Vagina
The Diary of My Broken Vagina is Adrian Mole for the digital age, Sex Education for the modest of budget and Fleabag for the young

Sophie Manning
Dec 16, 20191 min read


Growth mindset: lessons from How to Grow a Grown Up
Dr Dominique Thompson started as a university GP at the end of the last century, at which happy time Livin’ La Vida Loca topped the charts a

Sophie Manning
Dec 15, 20193 min read


In the Wild West of young people’s digital lives: the 2019 Sexplain conference
Approaching sex and relationships in a digital age is the theme of Sex Education for the 21st Century – the second Sexplain annual...

Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201910 min read


The parent protection factor: how talking openly can help with negative online experiences
Results from interviews, focus groups and surveys with young people aged 10 to 20 by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse show...

Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 20194 min read


Defining sex, upskilling parents and working with sharks: the 2019 Sex Education Forum conference
The Sex Education Forum annual conference – held this year on 29 November and entitled Final Countdown to Statutory RSE (relationships...

Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201911 min read


Sex ed, sexism and a tiny shoe: the Feminism In Schools Conference 2019
What did student activists get their teachers to write about on Post-It notes? Why did a young sex-education campaigner talk about...

Leah Jewett
Nov 25, 20194 min read


Doing It Like The Dutch: what we learned
Outspoken found the perfect way to launch its new online resource for parents last Tuesday at London’s Conway Hall.

Sophie Manning
Nov 19, 20193 min read


Coming out the other side: young people, porn & sexting
Fill in the blank: “Porn is…” Subjective, massive and dangerous. This is what some of the 12 sexual-health professionals attending a...

Leah Jewett
Nov 11, 20198 min read